By Victoria Ekpo and Mcdouggi Ekperikpe
Akwa Ibom University (AKSU), Faculty of Social Sciences, welcomed new students during the Students’ Week.
The orientation, held in the faculty hall, was attended by members of the staff of the faculty, led by the Dean, Prof. Godwin Umoette.
In his address, Umoette congratulated the new students for scaling through strict admission hurdles. He urged them to be studious and desist from acts capable of jeopardising their academic pursuits.
Umoette harped on excellence in learning and character, saying anyone found wanting in either the aforementioned is not deserving of the institution’s certificate.
Educating new students on the activities in the Department of Mass Communication, Prof Mboho… advised them to participate in the department’s academic exercises, adding that punctuality to lectures and practical classes form part of requirements that qualified students to write examination. He emphasised 75 per cent attendance of lectures.
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Dr. Ekpo of the Department of Economics, advised new students to work closely with lecturers, saying anyone who failed to do so had started planning to fail.
He advised them to read other relevant literature on their courses as no single textbook could claim knowledge in all fields.
The outgoing president of the faculty association, Victor Johnson, and his successor Blessing Essien, stressed the need for the improvement of relationship between lecturers and students. They urged the students to always show respect towards lecturers. They advised them never to allow extra-curricular activities derail their purpose in the university.
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